State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer Data

Death Rate/Trend Comparison by Cancer, 2018-2022

Louisiana Parishes versus United States

Melanoma of the Skin

All Races, Both Sexes

Sorted by priority index

Explanation of Column Headers

State/County - The site and sex combination for this comparison.

Priority Index ¹ - The priority index is based upon the direction of the trend and the rate comparison. An index of 1 is the highest priority - that trend is rising and the rate is already higher. An index of 9 is the lowest priority - the trend is falling and the rate is already lower.

Recent Trends - This is an interpretation of the AAPC:

• Rising when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is above 0.
• Stable when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change includes 0.
• Falling when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is below 0.

AAPC (95% Confidence Interval) - The Average Annual Percent Change is the change in rate over time. These AAPCs are based upon APCs that were calculated by Joinpoint Regression Program

Other Notes

• Larger confidence intervals indicate less stability of the data. This is often due to low counts that are not quite low enough to be suppressed.
• Data is currently being suppressed if there are fewer than 16 counts for the time period.

Line by Line Interpretation of the Report

United States

• Recent Trend(2) : The trend is stablestable because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to 0.1.
• Rate : The death rate is 2.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 2.0 to 2.0 and 8,194 average annual deaths.

Louisiana

• Recent Trend(2) : The trend is fallingfalling because the trend is -4.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -9.1 to -2.3.
• Rate : The death rate is 1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.4 to 1.7 and 85 average annual deaths.

Bossier Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index is 6.
• Recent Trend(2) : The trend is stablestable because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to 1.9.
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is similar compared to the US rate
• Rate : The death rate is 2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.2 to 3.5 and 3 average annual deaths.
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : The rate ratio is 1.0

Caddo Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index is 7.
• Recent Trend(2) : The trend is stablestable because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to 0.6.
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is lower compared to the US rate
• Rate : The death rate is 1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.6 to 1.8 and 3 average annual deaths.
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : The rate ratio is 0.6

East Baton Rouge Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index is 7.
• Recent Trend(2) : The trend is stablestable because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to 0.6.
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is lower compared to the US rate
• Rate : The death rate is 1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.0 to 2.1 and 7 average annual deaths.
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : The rate ratio is 0.7

Jefferson Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index is 9.
• Recent Trend(2) : The trend is fallingfalling because the trend is -2.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.2 to -1.0.
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is lower compared to the US rate
• Rate : The death rate is 1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.8 to 1.6 and 6 average annual deaths.
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : The rate ratio is 0.6

Orleans Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index is 9.
• Recent Trend(2) : The trend is fallingfalling because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.8 to -0.8.
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is lower compared to the US rate
• Rate : The death rate is 1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.6 to 1.5 and 4 average annual deaths.
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : The rate ratio is 0.5

Lafayette Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is similar compared to the US rate
• Rate : The death rate is 1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.0 to 2.6 and 4 average annual deaths.
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : The rate ratio is 0.8

Ouachita Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is similar compared to the US rate
• Rate : The death rate is 2.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.6 to 3.9 and 5 average annual deaths.
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : The rate ratio is 1.3

St. Tammany Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : This death rate is similar compared to the US rate
• Rate : The death rate is 2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 1.5 to 3.0 and 7 average annual deaths.
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : The rate ratio is 1.0

Acadia Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

Allen Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

Ascension Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

Assumption Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

Avoyelles Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

Beauregard Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

Bienville Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

Calcasieu Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

Caldwell Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

Cameron Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

Catahoula Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

Claiborne Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

Concordia Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

De Soto Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

East Carroll Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

East Feliciana Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

Evangeline Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

Franklin Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

Grant Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

Iberia Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

Iberville Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

Jackson Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

Jefferson Davis Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

La Salle Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

LaFourche Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

Lincoln Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

Livingston Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

Madison Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

Morehouse Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

Natchitoches Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

Plaquemines Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

Pointe Coupee Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

Rapides Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

Red River Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

Richland Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

Sabine Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

St. Bernard Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

St. Charles Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

St. Helena Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

St. James Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

St. John the Baptist Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

St. Landry Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

St. Martin Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

St. Mary Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

Tangipahoa Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

Tensas Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

Terrebonne Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

Union Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

Vermilion Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

Vernon Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

Washington Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

Webster Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

West Baton Rouge Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

West Carroll Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

West Feliciana Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

Winn Parish

• Priority Index(1) : The priority index cannot be determined.
• Recent Trend(2) : **
• Parish Death Rate Compared to US Rate : *
• Rate : *
• Rate Ratio(3) Parish to US : *

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 12/08/2024 1:56 pm.


* Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate and trend estimates.
** Data are too sparse to provide stable estimates of annual rates needed to calculate trend.
¹ Priority indices were created by ordering from rates that are rising and above the comparison rate to rates that are falling and below the comparison rate.
² Recent trend in death rates is usually an Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint Version 5.1. Due to data availability issues, the time period and/or calculation method used in the calculation of the trends may differ for selected geographic areas.
³ Rate ratio is the parish rate divided by the US rate. Previous versions of this table used one-year rates for states and five-year rates for counties. As of June 2018, only five-year rates are used.
Source: Death data provided by the National Vital Statistics System public use data file. Death rates calculated by the National Cancer Institute using SEER*Stat. Death rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85+). The Healthy People 2020 goals are based on rates adjusted using different methods but the differences should be minimal. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI. The US Population Data File is used with mortality data.
Note: When the population size for a denominator is small, the rates may be unstable. A rate is unstable when a small change in the numerator (e.g., only one or two additional cases) has a dramatic effect on the calculated rate. Suppression is used to avoid misinterpretation when rates are unstable.

State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data. Data presented on the State Cancer Profiles Web Site may differ from statistics reported by the State Cancer Registries (for more information).

Data for the following has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate and trend estimates:
Acadia Parish, Allen Parish, Ascension Parish, Assumption Parish, Avoyelles Parish, Beauregard Parish, Bienville Parish, Calcasieu Parish, Caldwell Parish, Cameron Parish, Catahoula Parish, Claiborne Parish, Concordia Parish, De Soto Parish, East Carroll Parish, East Feliciana Parish, Evangeline Parish, Franklin Parish, Grant Parish, Iberia Parish, Iberville Parish, Jackson Parish, Jefferson Davis Parish, La Salle Parish, LaFourche Parish, Lincoln Parish, Livingston Parish, Madison Parish, Morehouse Parish, Natchitoches Parish, Plaquemines Parish, Pointe Coupee Parish, Rapides Parish, Red River Parish, Richland Parish, Sabine Parish, St. Bernard Parish, St. Charles Parish, St. Helena Parish, St. James Parish, St. John the Baptist Parish, St. Landry Parish, St. Martin Parish, St. Mary Parish, Tangipahoa Parish, Tensas Parish, Terrebonne Parish, Union Parish, Vermilion Parish, Vernon Parish, Washington Parish, Webster Parish, West Baton Rouge Parish, West Carroll Parish, West Feliciana Parish, Winn Parish

Trend for the following could not be reliably determined due to small number of deaths per year:
Lafayette Parish, Ouachita Parish, St. Tammany Parish


Interpret Rankings provides insight into interpreting cancer statistics. When the population size for a denominator is small, the rates may be unstable. A rate is unstable when a small change in the numerator (e.g., only one or two additional cases) has a dramatic effect on the calculated rate.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.